Fort Frances councillor Steve Maki protested his innocence (and immunity) during the Voyageurs Lions Club’s annual Jail or Bail Fundraiser held in conjunction with the Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce Business Expo this past Friday, April 26, 2024, and Saturday, April 27, 2024, at the Curl Fort Frances Community Centre. […]
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By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
IGNACE — Residents and property owners began voting just after midnight Friday on whether they support Ignace moving forward as a potential host community for a nuclear waste repository. Online and in-person, individuals aged 16 and over may cast a ballot on whether the township should “continue participating in the […]
By Mike Stimpson
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Thunder Bay Source
FORT FRANCES – If you ask Mayor Andrew Hallikas, there should be no such thing as a cross-border toll bridge. “We don’t think that that bridge should be in private enterprise, and that’s no reflection on those who bought it,” he said last week at the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association […]
By Carl Clutchey
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
The Chronicle-Journal
The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has yet to say if four-laned parts of Highway 11-17, such as recently upgraded sections east of Thunder Bay, are being considered for a speed-limit increase like other routes in the province. Speed limits on parts of Ontario’s 400-series highways, as well as a 60-kilometre […]
By Amarachi Amadike
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Beach Metro Community News
When the Parliamentary Budget Officer recently released three hypothetical scenarios of the Canada Disability Benefit’s (CDB) costs, advocates of Canada’s disabled community were relieved to hear figures ranging from $2.1 billion to $20.5 billion beginning in 2025. However, upon the federal government’s tabling of this year’s budget on April 16 […]
By Sam Laskaris
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Windspeaker.com
Lisa Jackson had an electrifying moment seven years ago, and that moment led to her latest work, a film titled Wilfred Buck. Wilfred Buck will have its North American premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival in Toronto, to be screened at the TIFF Lightbox on April 26 […]
By Dave Baxter
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Winnipeg Sun
Negligence and bias are being blamed in a newly-filed lawsuit for the death two years ago of a 68-year-old Indigenous woman at a Winnipeg hospital. “The unconscious bias of personnel against (Jean) Kemash due to her Indigenous status was part of the chain of negligent acts and misconduct of the […]
By Alexandra Mehl
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ha-Shilth-Sa
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Ha-Shilth-Sa
Nanaimo, BC – Funded by both the provincial government and Island Health, Orca Lelum Youth Wellness Centre will open its doors to Indigenous youth aged 12 to 18 for detox and stabilization services, as the first of its kind in the province. “The toxic drug crisis is a tragedy, one […]
Tonight will be cloudy with periods of rain and a low of 3 C (37 F). Tomorrow will be cloudy with periods of rain throughout the day before becoming clear overnight with a high of 9 (48) and a low of 1 (34). Thursday will be cloudy throughout the day […]
– Ken Kellar photo
Members of the Fort Frances Kiwanis Club took part in a community cleanup day on Saturday, April 20, 2024, setting out to different areas around town to collect garbage and help keep our town beautiful and trash-free. The Town of Fort Frances will also be holding a “Clean the Fort” […]
By Allan Bradbury
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Staff Writer
abradbury@fortfrances.com
Over the last few months a call has gone out to various user groups at the Memorial Sports Complex to gauge interest in using ice at Ice For Kids Arena (IFK) over the summer months. After reaching 81 per cent of the set target, Fort Frances Town Council voted in […]
Press release
Northwestern Health Unit has been notified of multiple opioid poisoning (overdose) events witnessed over the weekend. The reports came from the Kenora area but indicated incidents of poisoning had happened in Dryden as well. Harm reduction clients in Dryden are noting an unusual pattern of extreme drowsiness among users of […]
